Jesse Harris was born on October 24,1969 and is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and guitarist.
13 Facts About Jesse Harris
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Jesse Harris has worked with Norah Jones, Melody Gardot, Madeleine Peyroux, Nikki Yanofsky, and Lizz Wright.
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Jesse Harris attended Riverdale Country School in New York City.
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Jesse Harris graduated from Cornell University in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
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Jesse Harris gave guitar lessons and performed in musical groups before he formed the duo Once Blue with singer-songwriter Rebecca Martin.
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Jesse Harris signed as a songwriter with Sony Publishing in 1998 and then made three self-released recordings with his new band, The Ferdinandos, consisting of Jesse Harris, Tony Scherr, Tim Luntzel, and Kenny Wollesen.
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Jesse Harris recorded three solo albums Mineral, Feel, and Watching the Sky on his own label, Secret Sun Recordings.
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Jesse Harris appears as a guitarist on Bright Eyes' 2005 album, I'm Wide Awake It's Morning, as well as Motion Sickness.
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In 2007, Jesse Harris contributed songs to the soundtrack of the film The Hottest State, written and directed by Ethan Hawke.
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In 2013, Jesse Harris joined John Zorn's, The Song Project, along with Mike Patton, Sofia Rei, and Sean Lennon, writing lyrics for various Zorn compositions and singing them at festivals worldwide with a band featuring Marc Ribot on guitar, John Medeski on keyboards, and Zorn conducting.
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Recently, Zorn and Jesse Harris have begun a new project, Songs For Petra, which features Petra Haden and The Julian Lage Trio, plus Jesse Harris on guitar.
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In 2017, Jesse started Cosmo, a group for only his instrumental compositions, with CJ Camerieri, Will Graefe, Jeremy Gustin, Benjamin Lazar Davis, Michael Boshcen, and Harris.
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On Surpresa, in 2021, introduced by the song 'Waiting' Jesse Harris closely collaborated again with Vinicius Cantuaria.